Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) As I promised some time ago, here are some photos of new ResKit stuff. Unfortunately, ResKit doesn't show its goods in their full glory but posts just 3D renders. So... 1/32 Su-27 exhaust nozzles These nozzles measure 37.2 mm which perfectly fits Trumpeter kit. Edited September 26, 2020 by Helmsman Alburymodeler, Landrotten Highlander, Kagemusha and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) 1/32 F/A-18 engine nozzles Edited September 26, 2020 by Helmsman scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1/32 MBD2-67U Russian Multiple Bomb Rack BiggTim, Marcel111, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1/32 OFAB-100-120 - 100kg Russian High Explosive Fragmentation Bomb Kagemusha, Jan_G, Christoffer Lindelav and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1/32 RBK-250-275 AO-1 Cluster Bomb The set I received was missing fuses, but they're the same as with OFAB-100 bombs. Kagemusha, Christoffer Lindelav, LSP_K2 and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 That’s some nice stuff! thanks for posting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Looks very well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Impressive! 3D printing is really advancing the state-of-the-art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onosendai Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, allthumbs said: Impressive! 3D printing is really advancing the state-of-the-art. yes of course but the medium subject price is currently double that of a resin casting product, as a manufacturer in 3d printing this still makes a difference. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Thanks for posting the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Note that if the bomb racks are very nice they are alas lacking the quite visible connecting hoses that you also find on the US MER launchers. Moreover cutting and cleaning the sway braces is unfortunately quite time consuming because of the way they decided to cast them. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I recently received their 1/32 F4U/F6F wheel set, and it is exquisite, but a little more pricey than the competition. I didn't realise they were printed. All this 3D printing stuff has me in two minds. It allows superb levels of detail to be very easily added, but part of me (the old, miserly, miserable bit) thinks it's a little sad, as it's a step further along the path where the size of your modelling budget dictates the quality of your finished model. How long before you order a 3D printed model that has been produced to your exact specifications, and it arrives a week later in half a dozens 3D printed bits, and all it requires is an hour or so of your time with a bottle of glue, to produce an outstandingly accurate (in both detail and finish) model that just needs painting? Or, bit further in the future, it arrives in a matter of hours, printed out as you watch on your families 3D printer via the internet? Of course, by then your robot will need to pick it up and bring it to you, as humans will have evolved into having only a single finger on each hand for typing, with arms 6 inches long so that only those unable to touch their faces will have survived the various viruses spreading around the planet. I'm playing devil advocate here to a degree, but it seems inevitable that the onset of 3D printing will have a potentially massive effect upon aeroplane modelling. In the longer term it seems it may lead to a reduction in modelling skills, and an increase in modellers becoming constructors, with more emphasis upon research and painting than of construction? Not trying to judge whether this is positive or not, just an observation going forward. Jan_G and Oldbaldguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Are these 3D printed? Most of the 3D items I’ve seen have a ton of little sprues attaching the part to a little “tray”. Almost all of the parts in the ResKit sets that I own have the parts attached to what looks to be conventional resin casting blocks. This is especially true for the exhausts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 My guess would be that masters are 3D printed but the actual production is conventional resin casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, Helmsman said: My guess would be that masters are 3D printed but the actual production is conventional resin casting. Exactly. You're right. Marcel111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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